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Oct. 9, 1962 F. D. BUzzELLl ETAL 3,057,365

HAIR CURLER Filed Nov. 17, 1959 Fig. 2

Frank 0. Buzze//i Alber! E. Goodwin Edward Siden 40 v INVENTUM;

Unite tates 'arent ffice l 3,057,365 Patented Oct. 9, 1962 3,057,365 HARCUER Frank D. Bnzzelli, 29123 W. 8 Mite Road, Ferndale,

Mich.; Albert E. Goodwin, 14271 W. Lincoln Road,

Oak Park 37, Mich.; and Edward Siden, 20190 Cooley,

Detroit, Mich.

Filed Nov. 17, 1959, Ser. No. 853,566 Ciaims. (Cl. 132 40) The presentinvention generally relates to a hair curler and more particularly tosuch a curler adapted for acting as a form upon which hair is rolledwith the hair curler incorporating novel means for retaining itself inposition without any external fastening devices.

In presently available hair curlers, there is conventionally provided acylindrical member or a similar type of member which is adapted to havethe hair rolled thereon and after the hair has been rolled on thecylindrical member, a retaining bar or the like interconnects the twoends of the cylindrical member and extends over and engages the hair.This type of device allows the curler to hang loose in relation to thehead and also is quite unwieldy and requires considerable time andexperience in using effectively. Accordingly, it is the primary objectof the present invention to provide a hair curling device on which thehair may be rolled and which will securely retain itself in positionwith the hair in taut condition thereon without employing any externalfastening devices.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a hair curlerincorporating in its construction a generally cylindrical hollow `bodyconsisting of two sections resiliently held together whereby the hairmay be wrapped around the exterior surface of the cylindrical memberuntil the cylindrical member is disposed adjacent the scalp surfaceafter which the end portions of the two sections may be drawn outwardlywhile the abutting ends of the two sections are forced inwardly wherebythe inner edges of the abutting edges of the sections are spread apartfor receiving the hair adjacent the scalp after which the ends of thesections are released with a spring resiliently gripping the hairadjacent the scalp between the abutting ends of the sections of thecylindrical member thereby securely retaining `the cylindrical member inposition.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a hair curlerincorporating a brush construction therein which also facilitates therolling of the hair onto the cylindrical member and retains the hairevenly spread throughout the length of the cylindrical mem-ber.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a hair curlerwhich is simple in construction, easy to use, effective for itsparticular purposes and relatively inexpensive to manufacture.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective View of the head of a person employing thehair curlers of the present invention;

FIGURE 2 is a longitudinal, sectional view taken substantially upon aplane passing along section line 2 2 of FIGURE 1 illustrating the haircurlers in plan View and illustrating the manner in which the hairadjacent the scalp is gripped by the sections of the cylindricalmem-ber;

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of the hair curler;

FIGURE 4 is a longitudinal, sectional view taken substantially upon aplane passing along section line 4 4 of FIGURE 3 illustrating thedetails of construction of the invention; and K FIGURE 5 is atransverse, vertical sectional view taken substantially upon a planepassing along section line 5 5 of FIGURE 4 illustrating furtherstructural details of the hair curler.

Referring now specically to the drawings, the numeral 10 generallydesignates the hair curler of the present invention for rolling hair 12thereon to a position adjacent the scalp surface 14 of the head 16 of aperson employing the hair curlers. Each hair curler 10 includes agener-ally cylindrical hollow member 18 which includes two cylindricalhollow sections 20 and 22. The cylindrical sections 20 and 22 normallyabut each other along a peripheral center line 24. The cylindricalsection 20 is provided with an end cap 26 while the cylindrical section22 is provided with an end cap 28.

An elongated coil spring 30 extends between the end caps 26 and 28 andthe terminal ends thereof are attached to U-shaped anchors 32 embeddedin the end plates 26 and 28 respectively whereby the spring 30 is in theform of a tension spring for retaining the sections 20 and 22 inalignment and in abutting engagement at the line of juncture 24. Whilethe spring 30 normally retains the cylindrical sections 20 and 22 inalignment, it does permit limited pivoting of lthe sections 20 and 22 inrelation to each other about the periphery of the line of juncture 24when lateral pressure is exerted on the ends of the cylindrical sections20 and 22 while holding the adjacent ends thereof stationary.

Each of the cylindrical sections 20 and 22 is provided with a pluralityof peripheral arcuate or spiral slots 34 through which brush bristles 36project. The bristles 36 have the inner ends thereof secured to atwisted wire 38 which is conventional brush structure. The bristles 36extend out through the entire area of the slots 34 which are separatedby longitudinal reinforcement members 40 for retaining the walls of thecylindrical sections 20 and 22 in substantially a rigid manner. Asillustrated, an independent brush assembly including the twisted wire 38and the bristles 36 is provided for the cylindrical sections 20 and 22whereby the brush assembly will not interfere with the pivotal movementof the sections 20 and 22 in relation to each other.

In using the present invention, the cylindrical member or roller will bewound into a lock of hair until it is wound up tight to the scalpsurface 14. At this point, the beauty operator will bend the ends of thecylindrical member away from the scalp as he at the same time pressesthe center towards the scalp. This bending force causes the line ofjuncture 24 where the two body sections 20 and 22 come together to opentowards the scalp surface and allow the hair at the scalp to enterbetween the adjacent ends of the body sections 20 and 22. When thebending pressure is released by the operator, the spring 30 brings thecylindrical body sections 20 and 22 back together thus pinching the hairat the scalp and retaining the cylindrical member in the desiredposition at the scalp without the use of external fastening devices suchas clips or pins.

The cylindrical member and the end caps may be conveniently constructedof plastic material and the brush may be of conventional constructionand it is within the purview of the present invention to mount brushbristles on the exterior surface of the cylindrical member forconvenience of retaining the hair spread evenly along the longitudinallength of the curler.

The foregoing is considered a-s illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled inthe art, it is not desired to limit theinvention to the exact construction and operation shown and described,and accordingly all suitable modications and equivalents may be resortedto, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is `claimed as new is as follows:

1. A hair curling ydevice comprising a tubular member having brushbristles projecting radially therefrom whereby the brush bristles willretain the hair in wound position upon the tubular member, and meansforming a part of the tubular member for grippingly engaging the hairfor retaining the hair wound on the tubular member, wherein said tubularmember being constructed of a pair of longitudinally aligned hollowsections having abutting open ends, an elongated coil spring extendingthrough the hollow sections and anchored to the outer ends thereof forresiliently urging the inner ends of the hollow sections into abuttingengagement, the peripheral abutting engagement between the inner ends ofthe hollow sections forming the means for grippingly engaging the hairwhen wound around the tubular member with the spring allowing the ends.of the sections to -be moved laterally in relation to the abutting endsof the sections for tilting the hollow sections into misalignment witheach other for opening the abutting ends thereby permitting hair to bedisposed therebetween for gripping engagement thereby.

2. The structure as defined in lclaim 1 wherein each hollow section isprovided with a plurality of peripheral openings therein, said bristlesextending through the openings, and a twisted wire supporting the innerends of the bristles and forming a brush.

3. A hair curler comprising a tubular body adapted to have a strand ofhair wound around the same and consisting of a pair of complementaltubular sections dis posed in substantial axial alignment, said sectionshaving abutting inner ends `and free outer ends, and a helical tensionspring disposed entirely within said body and having its ends anchoredto the outer ends of the respective sections, said spring biasing theinner ends of said sections into abutment but permitting lateraldeflection of either section relative to the longitudinal axis of theother for receiving and lclamping a strand of hair between the innerends thereof.

4. The device as dened in claim 3 together with end walls provided atthe outer ends of said sections, and anchoring elements securing theends of said spring to the respective end walls.

5. A hair curler comprising a tubular body adapted to have a strand ofhair wound around the same and consisting of a pair of complementaltubular sections disposed in substantial axial alignment, said sectionshaving abutting inner ends and free outer ends, and an elonlgatedresilient tension element disposed entirely within said body and havingits ends anchored to the outer ends of the respective sections, saidtension element biasing the inner ends of said sections into abutmentbut permitting the nsections to be drawn apart for reception andclamping of a strand `of hair between the inner ends thereof.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS666,860 Buzzacott Jan. 29, 1901 v2,111,171 Conklin Mar. 15, 19382,135,612 Bowyer Nov. 8, 1938 2,589,832 Loewenstein Mar. 18, 19522,630,127 Isbell Mar. 3, 1953 2,732,845 Winkler Jan. 31, 1956 OTHERREFERENCES Germany, N-9032 (printed application), May 30, 1956.

